In addition to his work as an artist, Ben Goldman has had an extensive and wide-ranging career as an activist, public policy expert, author, and entrepreneur. His doctorate is in public administration, and his work has led to a landmark First Amendment judicial decision (Federal Election Commission v. Political Contributions Data Inc., 943 F.2d 190, 2d Cir. 1991), a Presidential Executive Order (No. 12898 in 1994), policy changes at all levels of government and in other countries, as well as a new field of academic study and social activism. He has organized communities and interest groups across America for more than two decades in roles including grassroots leader, political candidate, professor, co-founder and director of several national and local organizations, and consultant to dozens of governmental, non-profit, and for-profit establishments. Since turning full-time to making art, his advocacy work has focused on building arts organizations and helping communities where he lives and works.

The Truth About Where You Live: An Atlas for Action on Toxins and Mortality, New York: Random House/Times Books. Comments: "Helpful to anyone wanting to be fully informed about toxic threats" - Vice President Al Gore; "Embodies the promise and problems of citizen activism on health" - Journal of the American Medical Association; "Civil rights groups should use this information in their fight for environmental justice" - Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. "A landmark new book" - Longevity Magazine; "Deserves to be a best-seller" - Dr. Vicente Navarro, Johns Hopkins University.

CITY OF NEWARK, GERALDINE R. DODGE FOUNDATION, HORIZON FOUNDATION FOR NEW JERSEY, INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, NEW JERSEY CULTURAL TRUST, N.J. STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS, PRUDENTIAL FOUNDATION, PSE&G, RIVERFRONT CORPORATION, U.S. HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT.

2006

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NEWARK ARTS COUNCIL, JPMORGANCHASE, PORT AUTHORITY OF NY/NJ.

1995

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U.S. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, AZADOUTIOUN FOUNDATION.